Archive for category: Weight Loss

Since my last blog post, there hasn’t been much change in the weight loss (or, thankfully, gain) area of my life. I have fluctuated by a few pounds, but nothing too significant. I did join Weight Watchers about 9 or 10 weeks ago, and I feel like I’m just barely starting to get the hang of it. This is not my first time joining WW – I was a member years ago but never seemed to form a connection with the leader or other members. I am happy to say that this time my experience is very different.

Yes, it has taken me many weeks but I found “my meeting” – Monday nights (tonight). I found a great leader, who I have really made a connection with. She has lost 140 lbs and looks awesome. If I saw her walking in the grocery store, I never would have guessed that this person was once heavy. She is very petite and fashionable, and she is funny. Anyway, I mention this because I think it’s really important to be selective and take the time to find a leader that you really connect with. If not, then may not get the full benefit from meetings and could be wasting your time and money. I took my time “shopping” around for the right meeting and the right leader and I’m happy I did. It may have taken a bit longer, but I think it was a good decision.

I am also very vocal in my meeting. I’ve attended meetings where I just sat around and listened to everyone else. I am loud and like to have fun – but only if I am comfortable. I knew it was the right meeting for me when I felt like I didn’t mind speaking up. I am gradually making friends with the other members and I think this support system I am building is really important for long-term success.

Tonight is my meeting and weigh-in and I am nervous – I was pretty good this whole week, though I slipped up a little yesterday (Sunday). My last weigh in I was 202 lbs, which is sadly a pound or two higher than my starting weight at WW a couple of months ago. As I said before, I feel like I am finally just getting the hang of it. I also suffer from self-sabotage, which I am currently working on.

The one thing I really don’t like about my Monday-night meeting is that I hate evening weigh-ins (6pm). I feel like it can fluctuate a lot based on what I consumed during the day – extra fluids make a huge difference on the scale. Morning weigh-ins seem to be a lot more consistent, but if I am actually losing fat, I know it will eventually show on the scale as an overall trend and that the week-to-week numbers really don’t mean as much.

It’s almost the one-year anniversary of the date I published my blog post titled “3 Skills that Helped Me Lose Weight ” Sadly, since then I have gained pound after pound… now totaling about a 30-lb gain since then. That is still a net loss of about 30 pounds, however I feel that I could easily gain those back too unless I take some serious action.

I apologize for the long absence from this blog (and my YouTube channel vlog as well). My focus has been terrible. I have started and stopped a hundred times in the past year. I can’t stay motivated. Life is so stressful, and since I work from home with 2 small boys (ages 5 and 1.5), it is so easy for me to make excuses for myself. However, I am growing tired of making excuses for why I can’t lose weight (and literally just GROWING). I have done it before and I know I am capable of doing it again.

Tomorrow is Monday, April 1 and although it’s April Fool’s Day, I am going to be totally honest with myself. I will begin to blog more regularly, sharing both my successes as well as my struggles.

Time permitting, I’d like the new format for my daily check-in posts to include the following points:

When I saw this super cute, easy, fun and WILDLY popular idea to track your weight loss on Pinterest, which originally came from a very creative blogger named Hot Mess Princess, I immediately wanted to make my own. I made mine just like HMP did – clear glass jars, colored marbles, and cute bubbly letter stickers (I used some stickers I found in the scrap-booking area). Read more →

When someone finds out that I’ve lost nearly 60 pounds (58 as of this morning), the first question they usually ask is, “How did you do it?” The answer is pretty intense – longer than most people are really interested in knowing. They are usually hoping I’ll just give a quick answer, but I’m sorry to tell you that it’s not just one thing. If you aren’t prepared to accept that losing weight But that is all for another blog post. For now, I want to discuss the two most important – essential – skills that I had to strengthen in order to help me to lose weight. Read more →